Hello Everyone, I have an Athearn SD40T2 that has trouble on 18" curves. It has RP25 wheelsets. I was going to try using the oversized "pizza...
Hello Everyone. I am quite proud of my accomplishments this weekend. I finished decaling / lettering my 2 engines for my freelanced railroad. Most...
I managed to finish the lettering on my GP-7. Now preparing it for spraying with dullcoat. Waiting for the dynamic brakes to arrive. Then I will...
I really enjoy reading about how people come up with names for their Railroads. Thank you for sharing.
I used a product called "Silly Winks". It is foam sheets that are 2 or 3 mm thick. It is sold at Hobby Lobby. Each sheet is approx 97 cents. It...
I finished laying the mainline and installing the track leading to the future staging yard. Tested the electrical conductivity of everything (by...
To everyone who responded, Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!
Yes. My Alpine Pacific Railway is set in 1976. Cabooses were still in vogue then. I think that a train wothout a caboose is incomplete.
Hi everyone, I am wondering if it is plausible to have a diesel engine painted one color and the caboose another color? I have a caboose that I...
Kenneth and Boxcab. Thank you for the information. I was off by a few years. I am missing more magazines than I thought.
Does anyone know when the magazines "Great Model Railroads" started? I thought it was 1998. But on ebay I am seeing issues from 1994 for sale. Now...
Hello Fellow Trainboarders! Does anyone have the dimensions of the Salida, Colorado depot (1940"s era)? I would like to scratchbuild it for my...
I love finding old trains that I had put away and forgotten about. Or finding a train car at the train show that I had as a kid. Makes it feel...
Sorry to hear about your engine running badly. Since it is an Athearn, it will be easy to fix / clean and get it running in top notch shape. As...
Good pictures. I would like to see the side view of your "what if" MoPac engine.
Here is my two cents worth: Back in the day (pre DCC, mid-'80s) Stewart engines were one of the best running and well detailed engines around....
I am probably not the only one who goesthrough the following process. I started my railroad modeling when I was about 6 or so. Most...
Hello, Does anyone know what the minimum radius is that the S-scale Overland Models SD40T-2 can negotiate? Thank you
Thanks Rick773, I will look into Bill's website. Great looking pictures!
Thanks for the info JB. I will look at the videos when I have more time. If I delve into S, I will be doing a mid-1970's era layout. I am thinking...
